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description: Which of the following accurately describes the instructions conveyed by the eagle? Exam question 4 of lesson 1455 «Finnish Tales, The Water-Lily Maiden, part 42: the Prince dives into the river as a crab» of the books course of Mova's primary school, with the dependency tree and pragmatics of the q
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# Exam question 4 · Finnish Tales, The Water-Lily Maiden, part 42: the Prince…

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Which of the following accurately describes the instructions conveyed by the eagle?

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**Mova's choice:** option 3 · **The right answer:** option 3 · right ✓ · **What happens:** follow, describe, convey · **To what, where:** instructions

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This is exam question 4 of lesson 1455 «Finnish Tales, The Water-Lily Maiden, part 42: the Prince dives into the river as a crab» of the books course of Mova's primary school, asked in stiff, formal language. The page gives the question's syntax tree — a dependency tree in the style of Universal Dependencies — and its pragmatics clause by clause, then the 4 options as the student saw them, each with its tree and pragmatics. Every text is parsed by Mova itself. How the student answered it, with the score of every option and why: [the test at school](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/school-run/books/1455-pg503-part42/#e4).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1455-pg503-part42:e4:1
# text = Which of the following accurately describes the instructions conveyed by the eagle?
1	Which	which	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	4	nsubj	_	_
2	of	of	ADP	IN	_	4	case	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	following	follow	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	0	root	_	_
5	accurately	accurately	ADV	RB	_	6	advmod	_	_
6	describes	describe	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	advcl	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	instructions	instruction	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	6	obj	_	_
9	conveyed	convey	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	8	acl	_	_
10	by	by	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
11	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	12	det	_	_
12	eagle	eagle	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **follow** | gerund |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn occur-48.3-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 2 | **describe** | present |  | the instructions |  |  |  | accurately *property* | vn characterize-29.2-1-1 «NP V NP S\_ING»: agent=Agent instruction=Theme |
| 3 | **convey** | participle |  | the instructions *not said here* |  |  |  | by the eagle | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent |

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One row per clause the reader finds. «not said here»: a role filled from the clause above. «roles by»: a VerbNet class and frame when one fits the verb, else the reader's rules on the tree.

## The options {#options}

### Option 1 {#o1}

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Bathe in the river, become a swan, and pull the lily's petals

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```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1455-pg503-part42:e4:o1:1
# text = Bathe in the river, become a swan, and pull the lily's petals
1	Bathe	bathe	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	_
2	in	in	ADP	IN	_	4	case	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	river	river	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	6	punct	_	_
6	become	become	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
7	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	swan	swan	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	xcomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	11	punct	_	_
10	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	11	cc	_	_
11	pull	pull	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	6	parataxis	_	_
12	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	13	det	_	_
13	lily	lily	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	15	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	's	's	PART	POS	_	13	case	_	_
15	petals	petal	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	11	obj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **become** | infinitive | Bathe in the river | a swan |  |  |  |  | vn become-109.1-1-1 «NP V PP.attribute»: agent=Patient |
| 2 | **pull** | present |  | the lily's petals |  |  |  |  | vn push-12-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent petal=Theme |

### Option 2 {#o2}

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Wash in the mill stream, transform into a frog, and cut the reeds

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```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1455-pg503-part42:e4:o2:1
# text = Wash in the mill stream, transform into a frog, and cut the reeds
1	Wash	wash	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	in	in	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
4	mill	mill	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	compound	_	_
5	stream	stream	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	7	punct	_	_
7	transform	transform	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	conj	_	_
8	into	into	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
9	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	frog	frog	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	13	punct	_	_
12	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	13	cc	_	_
13	cut	cut	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	1	parataxis	_	_
14	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	15	det	_	_
15	reeds	reed	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	13	obj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **wash** | imperative | you *not said here* |  |  | the mill stream and transform |  | into a frog | vn floss-41.2.1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **cut** | past |  | the reeds |  |  |  |  | vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset reed=Product |

### Option 3 · ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer {#o3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Smear oneself with mud, become a crab, and loosen the lily's roots

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```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1455-pg503-part42:e4:o3:1
# text = Smear oneself with mud, become a crab, and loosen the lily's roots
1	Smear	smear	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	oneself	oneself	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Person=3|PronType=Prs|Reflex=Yes	1	obj	_	_
3	with	with	ADP	IN	_	4	case	_	_
4	mud	mud	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	6	punct	_	_
6	become	become	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	1	conj	_	_
7	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	crab	crab	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	xcomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	11	punct	_	_
10	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	11	cc	_	_
11	loosen	loosen	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	1	conj	_	_
12	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	13	det	_	_
13	lily	lily	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	15	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	's	's	PART	POS	_	13	case	_	_
15	roots	root	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	11	obj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **smear** | imperative | you *not said here* | oneself |  |  |  | with mud | vn spray-9.7-1 «NP V NP.destination PP.theme»: agent=Agent oneself=Destination with mud=Theme |
| 2 | **become** | infinitive | you *not said here* | a crab |  |  |  |  | vn become-109.1-1-1 «NP V PP.attribute»: agent=Patient |
| 3 | **loosen** | infinitive | you *not said here* | the lily's roots |  |  |  |  | vn other\_cos-45.4 «NP V NP.patient»: agent=Agent root=Patient |

### Option 4 {#o4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Smear oneself with mud, become a crab, creep into the river at night, and loosen the lily's roots with your claws before dawn

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```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1455-pg503-part42:e4:o4:1
# text = Smear oneself with mud, become a crab, creep into the river at night, and loosen the lily's roots with your claws before dawn
1	Smear	smear	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	oneself	oneself	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Person=3|PronType=Prs|Reflex=Yes	1	obj	_	_
3	with	with	ADP	IN	_	4	case	_	_
4	mud	mud	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	6	punct	_	_
6	become	become	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	1	conj	_	_
7	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	crab	crab	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	xcomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	10	punct	_	_
10	creep	creep	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	1	conj	_	_
11	into	into	ADP	IN	_	13	case	_	_
12	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	13	det	_	_
13	river	river	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	obl	_	_
14	at	at	ADP	IN	_	15	case	_	_
15	night	night	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	18	punct	_	_
17	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	18	cc	_	_
18	loosen	loosen	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	1	conj	_	_
19	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	20	det	_	_
20	lily	lily	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	22	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
21	's	's	PART	POS	_	20	case	_	_
22	roots	root	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	18	obj	_	_
23	with	with	ADP	IN	_	25	case	_	_
24	your	your	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Person=2|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	25	nmod:poss	_	_
25	claws	claw	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	18	obl	_	_
26	before	before	ADP	IN	_	27	case	_	_
27	dawn	dawn	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	18	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **smear** | imperative | you *not said here* | oneself |  |  |  | with mud | vn spray-9.7-1 «NP V NP.destination PP.theme»: agent=Agent oneself=Destination with mud=Theme |
| 2 | **become** | infinitive | you *not said here* | a crab |  |  |  |  | vn become-109.1-1-1 «NP V PP.attribute»: agent=Patient |
| 3 | **creep** | present | you *not said here* |  |  | the river | night |  | vn run-51.3.2 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme into river=Destination |
| 4 | **loosen** | infinitive | you *not said here* | the lily's roots |  |  | dawn | with your claws | vn other\_cos-45.4 «NP V NP PP.instrument»: agent=Agent root=Patient with claw=Instrument |

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